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Social Emotional Learning

As part of our involvement with PBL, Campbell Primary School has identified the importance of teaching social and emotional development to our students. With the increase of mental health issues in young people and 2020 (need we say more), this is why we are implementing a Social Emotional Learning Program as part of our specialist timetable.

Research shows that children and young people’s learning is influenced by a range of social and emotional factors. Children and young people with social and emotional learning skills have better academic outcomes, as well as improved physical health and a better quality of life.

This year we are implementing the evidence based Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program created by the Victorian Education Department.

The program has been designed for teachers in primary and secondary schools to develop students’ social, emotional and positive relationship skills. Efforts to promote social and emotional skills and positive gender norms in children and young people has been shown to improve health related outcomes and subjective wellbeing. It also reduces antisocial behaviours including engagement in gender-related violence.

The program covers 8 topics:

●     Emotional Literacy

●     Personal Strengths

●     Positive Coping

●     Problem Solving

●     Stress Management

●     Help-Seeking

●     Gender and Identity

●     Positive Gender Relations.

Each topic contains age appropriate activities and increase in emotional and social development each year. Activities from this program will be modified further to better address the needs of our students here at Campbell Primary School.

Within each newsletter I will provide further information on each topic, the evidence which supports the teaching of the topic as well as what you can do at home with your child/ren to better promote social emotional development.

If you wish to know more about the program, please feel free to email me, or keep any eye on our newsletter!

Nicole Carney

Nicole.carney@ed.act.edu.au

For the last few years, Campbell Primary School has been a Positive Behaviour for Learning school, like many in Canberra. You might have heard your child/ren talk about being a Safe, Respectful Learner or about receiving ‘stags’  for making good choices.

Well we have gone under a little makeover, just like our school grounds, and have some updates to share.

But first, a bit of an introduction for those of you new to our lovely community.

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a framework that schools use to get everyone – students, staff, families and the school community - on the same page to create a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.

PBL is an international evidence-based whole school process which can be implemented in any school setting to support students from pre-school through to Year 12.

What does PBL involve?

PBL involves a clearly defined set of expected behaviours (expectations and rules) which is backed up by teaching procedures and procedures for acknowledging expected behaviours as well as responding to other behaviours. School communities also work together to decide on what happens when things don't go according to plan. PBL uses an educative approach so there is the opportunity for students to get back on track.

Foundational Elements

There are three foundational elements to classroom PBIS:

    ⊙  Evidence-based practices

    ⊙  systems to support classroom PBL Implementation

    ⊙  data to guide decision making about classroom PBIS implementation

Classroom PBL Practices

Classroom PBL practices are preventative and responsive. They are strategies teachers can implement with all students. When implemented with fidelity, classroom PBL practices lead to fewer disruptions, improved student behavioral and academic outcomes, and more time spent teaching.

But what does that look like at CPS?

In the next newsletter I will break it down. Or better yet, ask your child/ren about it!

Ask them about Stanley and what he does at Campbell Primary School.

Nicole Carney

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Emotional Literacy

Posters, STEPS, Dojo / school work eg year 3

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Work samples

Dojo prizes

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Personal Strengths

Be You

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Work samples